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1.	Scrooge, in the famous novel by Dickens, was a ____ ; he hated the rest of mankind.
A.	hypochondriac
B.	misanthrope
C.	philanthropist
D.	hedonist
Answer» C. philanthropist

Discussion

2.	In the Middle Ages, the ____ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects plans; almost invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in ____ surroundings.
A.	situation - incongruous
B.	ambience - salubrious
C.	durability - convenient
D.	location - apt
Answer» B. ambience - salubrious

Discussion

3.	Although alarmed by the ____ , Professor Symes had no reason to doubt the ____ of his student s results, for this student was nothing if not reliable.
A.	implications - veracity
B.	deductions - impudence
C.	conclusions - folly
D.	errors - truth
Answer» B. deductions - impudence

Discussion

4.	The two artists differed markedly in their temperaments; Palmer was reserved and courteous, Frazer ____ and boastful.
A.	constrained
B.	phlegmatic
C.	tractable
D.	choleric
Answer» E.

Discussion

5.	The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer visible from the surface.
A.	pellucid
B.	tranquil
C.	muddy
D.	stagnant
Answer» B. tranquil

Discussion

6.	After the accident, the nerves to her arm were damaged and so the muscles ____ through disuse
A.	elongated
B.	atrophied
C.	invigorated
D.	contracted
Answer» C. invigorated

Discussion

7.	He was widely regarded as a_man because he revealed daily his distrust of human nature and human motives.
A.	disrespectful
B.	cynical
C.	Confused
D.	Misinformed
Answer» C. Confused

Discussion

8.	The life of Rumel, who enhanced his own political strength as he fought for his people's freedom, suggests that not all liberation movements result in the________________of their leaders.
A.	Corruption
B.	canonization
C.	self-glorification
D.	Downfall
Answer» E.

Discussion

9.	Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable__the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long - term warming effects.
A.	Interest in
B.	Uncertainty about
C.	Enthusiasm
D.	Worry about
Answer» C. Enthusiasm

Discussion

10.	A common argument claims that in folk art, the artist's subordination of technical mastery to intense feeling_the direct communication of emotion to the viewer..
A.	facilitates
B.	averts
C.	Neutralizes
D.	Implies
Answer» B. averts

Discussion

11.	Dreams are__________in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.
A.	Uninformative
B.	Starting
C.	Harmless
D.	Unregulated
Answer» B. Starting

Discussion

12.	Because modern scientists find the ancient Greek view of the cosmos outdated and irrelevant, they now perceive it as only of__________interest.
A.	Historical
B.	Intrinsic
C.	Astronomical
D.	Experimental
Answer» B. Intrinsic

Discussion

13.	The committee warned that if its suggestions were not implemented, the problems would be________and eventually rendered insoluble.
A.	exacerbated
B.
C.	C.
D.	D.
Answer» B.

Discussion

14.	Some plants need full sunlight, while others _____ partial exposure to the sun.
A.	require
B.	choose
C.	obtain
D.	prefer
Answer» B. choose

Discussion

15.	The house was built using _____ materials: wood, steel, concrete, brick, stone, and tile
A.	cheap
B.	a variety of
C.	very few
D.	weak
Answer» C. very few

Discussion

16.	Unlike the _____ water conditions common at northern beaches, southern beaches are relatively
A.	pure clean
B.	salty ... cool
C.	windy shallow
D.	violent ... calm
Answer» E.

Discussion

17.	Nina usually gets good grades, but her score on the last test was _____.
A.	common
B.	competitive
C.	excellent
D.	poor
Answer» E.

Discussion

18.	The job was _____; it only took one day to finish.
A.	impossible
B.	boring
C.	simple
D.	exciting
Answer» D. exciting

Discussion

19.	Alice Walker's prize - winning novel exemplifies the strength of first - person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional commentary would be____________.
A.	Subjective
B.	Eloquent
C.	superfluous
D.	Impervious
Answer» D. Impervious

Discussion

20.	In her crusade to make public servants accountable to voters, she________________the nations unscrupulous and self-indulgent politicians.
A.	Exposed
B.	Dramatized
C.	Accepted
D.	Promoted
Answer» B. Dramatized

Discussion

21.	The notion that cultural and biological influences _______________determine cross - cultural diversity is discredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance.
A.	Jointly
B.	Completely
C.	Directly
D.	Equally
Answer» E.

Discussion

22.	Because Dr.Chambers worked in a highly___________field of scientific research, her reports and papers were necessarily filled with technical jargon meaningless to all but a few of her coworkers.
A.	Unstable
B.	Regarded
C.	Controversial
D.	Specialized
Answer» E.

Discussion

23.	We first became aware that her support for the new program was less than ___________ when she declined to make a speech in its favor.
A.	Qualified
B.	haphazard
C.	fleeting
D.	wholehearted
Answer» E.

Discussion

24.	The spellings of many Old English words have been _____________ in the living language, although theirpronunciations have changed.
A.	Preserved
B.	Shortened
C.	preempted
D.	revised
Answer» B. Shortened

Discussion

25.	Within the tribal government of the Crow Indians, the clan system serves as a method of checks and balances that_________the assumption of authoritarian rule by any one clan.
A.	Determines
B.	Prevents
C.	Examine
D.	Delegates
Answer» C. Examine

Discussion

26.	Some critics maintain that Tennyson s poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to the ____.
A.	trite - inspired
B.	succinct - laconic
C.	sublime - elevated
D.	vacuous - inane
Answer» B. succinct - laconic

Discussion

27.	The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.
A.	rages
B.	trudges
C.	meanders
D.	ambles
Answer» B. trudges

Discussion

28.	The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professor s judgment.
A.	trepidation
B.	temerity
C.	wisdom
D.	interest
Answer» C. wisdom

Discussion

29.	One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.
A.	highlight of - stimulate
B.	feature of - attract
C.	drawback of - daunt
D.	problem with - induce
Answer» D. problem with - induce

Discussion

30.	Current data suggest that, although_states between fear and aggression exist, fear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically.
A.	simultaneous
B.	Serious
C.	Exceptional
D.	transitional
Answer» E.

Discussion

31.	Wildlife represents a renewable resource but one that cannot be_for the enjoyment of future generations.
A.	Replaced
B.	stockpiled
C.	Balanced
D.	Depleted
Answer» C. Balanced

Discussion

32.	Students who interpret the honor code strictly find it_time some bright sudden complete take - home examinations for less proficient friends.
A.	remedial
B.	irreproachable
C.	unconscionable
D.	irrelevant
Answer» D. irrelevant

Discussion

33.	Because he felt intimidated in his new position, he was divulging his frank opinions of company proposals.
A.	Precipitate in
B.	candid in
C.	chary of
D.	fervid about
Answer» D. fervid about

Discussion

34.	By forcing our surrender to the authority of the clock systematic timekeeping has imposed a form of________on society
A.	Anarchy
B.	permanence
C.	provincialism
D.	tyranny
Answer» E.

Discussion

35.	Kagan maintains that an infant's reactions to its first stressful experience are apart of a natural process of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or_________________signs of adolescent anxiety.
A.	Prophetic
B.	Normal
C.	monotonous
D.	Virtual
Answer» B. Normal

Discussion

36.	Nutritionists declare that the mineral selenium, despite its toxic aspects, is_______________to life, even though it is needed in extremely small quantities
A.	destructive
B.	insignificant
C.	essential
D.	extraneous
Answer» D. extraneous

Discussion

37.	Certainly Murray's preoccupation with the task of editing the Oxford English Dictionary begot a kind of monomania, but it must be regarded as a _________________ or at least an innocuous one.
A.	Tame
B.	tendentious
C.	meretricious
D.	beneficent
Answer» E.

Discussion

38.	Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable__through a complex network of producers and consumers.
A.	commodities
B.	Dividends
C.	Communications
D.	Nutrients
Answer» B. Dividends

Discussion

39.	It is ironic and somehow tragic that good people are often dull while evil people can be endlessly______.
A.	ordinary
B.	stubborn
C.	skeptical
D.	fascinating
Answer» E.

Discussion

40.	There is some________________the fact that the author of a book as sensitive and informed as Indian Artisans did not develop her interest in Native American art until adulthood, for she grew up in a region rich in American Indian culture.
A.	irony in
B.	satisfaction in
C.	doubt about
D.	concern about
Answer» B. satisfaction in

Discussion

41.	The ambassador's papers are not_______reading, but on who reads slowly and attentively will be richly repaid.
A.	petty
B.	valuable
C.	insightful
D.	easy
Answer» E.

Discussion

42.	Although the substance is normally quite______________, scientists found that when tempered with other elements it could be stored safely in metal containers.
A.	voluminous
B.	caustic
C.	insoluble
D.	vapid
Answer» C. insoluble

Discussion

43.	Far from being mere replicas of seventeenth-century African culture, Maroon societies have continually developed as their members have________________the artistic heritage bequeathed by their ancestors, adapting it creatively to their changing lives.
A.	confused
B.	repressed
C.	denied
D.	modified
Answer» E.

Discussion

44.	Philosophical problems arise when people and questions that, though very_______, have certain characteristics in common.
A.	relevant
B.	elemantry
C.	abstract
D.	diverse
Answer» E.

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Sentence Completion.

Scrooge, in the famous novel by Dickens, was a ____ ; he hated the rest of mankind.

In the Middle Ages, the ____ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects plans; almost invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in ____ surroundings.

Although alarmed by the ____ , Professor Symes had no reason to doubt the ____ of his student s results, for this student was nothing if not reliable.

The two artists differed markedly in their temperaments; Palmer was reserved and courteous, Frazer ____ and boastful.

The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer visible from the surface.

After the accident, the nerves to her arm were damaged and so the muscles ____ through disuse

He was widely regarded as a_man because he revealed daily his distrust of human nature and human motives.

The life of Rumel, who enhanced his own political strength as he fought for his people's freedom, suggests that not all liberation movements result in the________________of their leaders.

Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable__the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long - term warming effects.

A common argument claims that in folk art, the artist's subordination of technical mastery to intense feeling_the direct communication of emotion to the viewer..

Dreams are__________in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.

Because modern scientists find the ancient Greek view of the cosmos outdated and irrelevant, they now perceive it as only of__________interest.

The committee warned that if its suggestions were not implemented, the problems would be________and eventually rendered insoluble.

Some plants need full sunlight, while others _____ partial exposure to the sun.

The house was built using _____ materials: wood, steel, concrete, brick, stone, and tile

Unlike the _____ water conditions common at northern beaches, southern beaches are relatively

Nina usually gets good grades, but her score on the last test was _____.

The job was _____; it only took one day to finish.

Alice Walker's prize - winning novel exemplifies the strength of first - person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional commentary would be____________.

In her crusade to make public servants accountable to voters, she________________the nations unscrupulous and self-indulgent politicians.

The notion that cultural and biological influences _______________determine cross - cultural diversity is discredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance.

Because Dr.Chambers worked in a highly___________field of scientific research, her reports and papers were necessarily filled with technical jargon meaningless to all but a few of her coworkers.

We first became aware that her support for the new program was less than ___________ when she declined to make a speech in its favor.

The spellings of many Old English words have been _____________ in the living language, although theirpronunciations have changed.

Within the tribal government of the Crow Indians, the clan system serves as a method of checks and balances that_________the assumption of authoritarian rule by any one clan.

Some critics maintain that Tennyson s poetry is uneven, ranging from the ____ to the ____.

The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.

The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professor s judgment.

One ____ the new scheme is that it might actually ____ just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.

Current data suggest that, although_states between fear and aggression exist, fear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically.

Wildlife represents a renewable resource but one that cannot be_for the enjoyment of future generations.

Students who interpret the honor code strictly find it_time some bright sudden complete take - home examinations for less proficient friends.

Because he felt intimidated in his new position, he was divulging his frank opinions of company proposals.

By forcing our surrender to the authority of the clock systematic timekeeping has imposed a form of________on society

Kagan maintains that an infant's reactions to its first stressful experience are apart of a natural process of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or_________________signs of adolescent anxiety.

Nutritionists declare that the mineral selenium, despite its toxic aspects, is_______________to life, even though it is needed in extremely small quantities

Certainly Murray's preoccupation with the task of editing the Oxford English Dictionary begot a kind of monomania, but it must be regarded as a _________________ or at least an innocuous one.

Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable__through a complex network of producers and consumers.

It is ironic and somehow tragic that good people are often dull while evil people can be endlessly______.

There is some________________the fact that the author of a book as sensitive and informed as Indian Artisans did not develop her interest in Native American art until adulthood, for she grew up in a region rich in American Indian culture.

The ambassador's papers are not_______reading, but on who reads slowly and attentively will be richly repaid.

Although the substance is normally quite______________, scientists found that when tempered with other elements it could be stored safely in metal containers.

Far from being mere replicas of seventeenth-century African culture, Maroon societies have continually developed as their members have________________the artistic heritage bequeathed by their ancestors, adapting it creatively to their changing lives.

Philosophical problems arise when people and questions that, though very_______, have certain characteristics in common.

In the Middle Ages, the of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects plans; almost invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in surroundings.

Although alarmed by the , Professor Symes had no reason to doubt the of his student s results, for this student was nothing if not reliable.

Some critics maintain that Tennyson s poetry is uneven, ranging from the to the .

One the new scheme is that it might actually just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.